Roseanne: Out of the Past

Roseanne: Out of the Past
ABC
February 6, 1996
Sitcom
DVD
C+

When the highlight of the story, by Ogier & Costa, is poor Mark's wife, brother, and sister-in-law tricking him so he won't win Scrabble, that's not a good sign.  The two main plots are Roseanne and Jackie fighting over a childhood doll, and Dan and the guys, including Leon and Scott, discussing race and sexual orientation at a poker game.  This isn't nearly as terrible as the Thanksgiving episode of course, but Goodman looks physically uncomfortable delivering some of his lines.  (And he was fine in the "Fifties" episode because he could get into the stylized character.)  I might've gone with a C, but it's always nice to see Shelley Winters.

John McConnell plays Bob again.  David Tyree, who was Mose Powell earlier in the season, is the nameless Poker Player #6 here.  I'm omitting the Hazen twins and Cole Roberts due to the overcrowded tags, but the babies are featured prominently, more than D.J. actually.  And, as is traditional, I'm leaving out James Pickens, Jr.